Brief Life History of John
When Capt John Schappell was born on 1 August 1809, in Windsor Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jeremiah Shappell, was 35 and his mother, Maria Elisabeth Wille, was 38. He married Susanna Unger on 27 January 1831, in Windsor Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Perry Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. He died on 20 February 1893, in Shoemakersville, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Shoemakersville, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John Shappel, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Capt. John Schappel or Shappel - Published information: birth-name: Capt. John Schappel or Shappel
- John Schappel, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
Altered form of South German Schappel, a metonymic occupational name for a maker of headdresses, from an agent derivative of Middle High German schapel ‘headdress’ (Old French chapel ‘wreath of leaves or flowers’; compare modern French chapeau ‘hat’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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